Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Happy Birthday Rik!
Survivor night with the gang. Cake. Ice Cream. Pizza. Popcorn. A great night with ten of us crammed in my living room.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Late Night Cake Bake
Took a couple hours.. but it's for a friend.. and I think I'll give it an A for awesome..! It came out beautifully...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Mom's Greenhouse Project
I helped set up a little on Saturday, but they finished it up last night. Amazing. This thing is huge. Mom used the proceeds from last year's strawberry crop to invest in a bigger greenhouse for this year's efforts in plants and vegetables.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Walk with Donna
My ankle has yet to heal up, so I went for a nice slow walk with Donna during lunch. So nice out! I can't wait to Summer!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Katie's Dinosaur BBQ Bday
Katie's birthday tonight..! A ton of fun at Dinosaur BBQ..!
We gave the waitstaff some of the cake I made for Katie.. homemade funfetti with buttercream frosting... so good! Soooo very good. They loved us.
Spring? Or not?
Ten days ago.. 80 degrees every day. The last week? 40 degrees. Got my winter coat out again. Sigh.
Friday, April 16, 2010
You know...
You might be on Atkins if... (for me, at least)
- There are five different kinds of sweetener in your kitchen and ya can't pronounce most of them
- Your family/coworkers make fun of your eating, but still love trying the low-carb recipes brought
- You end up talking about your Atkins diet way way more often than you ever intend due to questions
- You do net carb calculations in the grocery store or in your head at a restaurant
- You always ask for your salad with no croutons, but end up getting them on it anyway
- You get addicted to shopping because you had to replace your *entire* wardrobe
- You constantly have over-weight people telling you how un-healthy and in-effective your eating habits are
- You chuckle to think that a donut or bagel have the amount of carbs in them that you typically have all week long
- Everything with sugar added to it tastes unnaturally sweet, and fruit tastes amazingly sugary
- You have bags of nut flour in your cupboards
- You haven't driven thru a fast-food drive-thru in 2 years
- You were wide awake and ready to do something after Thanksgiving's normally sleepifying meal
- You go to a reception and ignore the cakes, cookies and brownies
- You spend twice as long food shopping because you actually inspect the nutrition labels on EVERYTHING
- You ask the guy at GNC about low-carb protein powder, and end up teaching him about his products
- If you forget to eat and think to yourself "oops"
- Caffeine does not have the same effect on you that it used to.
- You can eat a dozen chicken wings with homemade blue cheese sauce or a Whopper with no bun... and still lose weight.
- Mouthwash goes FAST in your house
- You don't even lick your fingers when a little batter from baking ends up on them
- It takes more time to make a salad than to eat it.
- New clothes are a necessity...not a treat
- The chocolate easter bunny you got this year is still in the fridge
- You have every imaginable nut in your pantry, but no bread.
- Your counter is lined with sugar-free flavored syrups.
- You never touch your own home's always-full candy dish
- You boil and mash cauliflower and think nothing of pretending it's mashed potatoes
- People claim you have incredible willpower, even if you don't agree
- Having the same food day-in and day-out is a sense of stability and strength, rather than a punishment/diet
- You have absolutely nothing to offer (as a snack) to your vegetarian best friend.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Hello World!
I'm at a really cool art exhibit using digital influences from an online world. These are live printings of thousands of on going tweets from Twitter streaming from the ceiling down to the floor. Very cool to see this stream of thoughts just pouring out.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Let the sun shine in!
CHECK BELOW FOR RECENT VACATION POSTS. I posted them on the days they happened.
Strike a Pose
Gabe routinely takes shots of a wide variety of people doing their thing... in their lives.. in poses and whatnot. He's working on a portfolio and had asked me in July if I'd be interested. Well, we were supposed to do something in November.. and it just didn't work out.. but I promised him I'd do it.. ever so briefly.. this time around. So here are a couple modest shots... he's got some editing and printing to do.. but I look forward to seeing a finished shot or two... (don't judge!) We spent about 90 minutes taking photos.. so I imagine there are hundreds more.
Unedited Photos by G. Garcia.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Trip to Seneca Falls
Gabe and I visited Seneca Falls for the day... Women's Hall of Fame.. and the sights and sounds of "Bedford Falls" from "It's A Wonderful Life." We even had a great lunch at my favorite Italian Restaurant.. Ciccino's! Explored a local park.. lake... walked through a couple museums.. stopped by and saw my Aunt Deb.. and even the mall for a few minutes! Gabe humored my shopping needs... gracefully. :-P
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